PGA Tour season opener ruined by winds

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Updated 1320 GMT (2120 HKT) January 7, 2013

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Photos:PGA Tour's 2013 opener hit by winds

Joy for Johnson – Dustin Johnson won the Tournament of Champions in Hawaii after finishing 16-under-par at the reduced three-round event on Monday. Play was abandoned the previous three days due to high winds.

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Blowing Bubba – Masters champion Bubba Watson pretends to tee off as his caddy Ted Scott holds a finger on the ball to keep it from blowing away during Sunday's delayed opening round of the Tournament of Champions.

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Beljan's battle – Charlie Beljan leans into the wind after taking a rehit on a tee shot on Sunday, when play was called off for the third day in a row in the PGA Tour's season-opening event.

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Wind up – Winds reached almost 50 miles per hour at the Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii.

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A long weekend – Scott Stallings shields himself from the wind and rain as he attempts to putt on the second hole green on Friday.

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Tuesday finish – The $5.7 million tournament, which features 30 winners from the 2012 season, has been put back to a Tuesday finish with only 54 of the 72 holes potentially to be played.

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Story highlights

Season-opening PGA Tour event at Kapalua has been decimated by bad weather

The elite 30-man field has yet to complete a round after three days of trying

The schedule has been put back to Tuesday, with only 54 holes now being possible

Tour official says the weather forecast is improving and the winds are due to drop

Charlie Beljan ended 2012 on an incredible high after a fairytale first victory on the PGA Tour, but his hopes of capitalizing on that breakthrough win have been blown away in the season-opener in Hawaii.

If the wind continues to blow, even that is looking unlikely. Organizers face the prospect of it being reduced to "unofficial" status if only two rounds are possible -- while a cut to 18 holes would mean none of the purse counts for the 2013 money list.

Photos:Jimenez: Golf's great celebrater

Photos:Jimenez: Golf's great celebrater

Jimenez: Golf's great celebrater – With his trademark victory cigar in one hand, Miguel Angel Jimenez poses with the trophy in the other after winning his home Spanish Open for the first time on May 18, 2014. Having passed 50, he is the European Tour's oldest victor.

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On the mend – Jimenez spent the first four months of 2013 in the gym undergoing a rehabilitation program after suffering a broken leg in a skiing accident. The Spaniard underwent surgery after breaking the tibia at the top of his right leg.

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Chilling out – Food and drink are just two of Jimenez's passions in life -- along with his trusty cigar.

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On track – Another love of Jimenez's is his Ferrari -- he might be laid back but the need for speed still gives him a thrill.

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Hong Kong celebrations – Jimenez celebrates with a glass of red wine and a cigar after claiming victory at the 2012 Hong Kong Open. He would return a year later to successfully defend his title -- his fourth success at the tournament.

Glory days – Jimenez won five tournaments in 2004, the last of which was the BMW International Open in Munich, Germany.

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Spanish soil – In 1997 Jimenez was assistant to team captain Seve Ballesteros as Europe retained the Ryder Cup at Spain's Valderrama Golf Club -- the first time it had been played outside of the U.S. and the UK.

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Dutch destiny – His 1994 triumph at the Dutch Open was his second of 21 titles so far on the European Tour, having won his first in Belgium two years earlier.